Ryan Wirth
Florence
Summary
Results-driven Acquisition Specialist with extensive experience in contract negotiation, procurement management, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to lead complex projects, ensuring alignment with acquisition strategies and vendor management.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Acquistiion Specialist
Department of Defense
Philadelphia
08.2007 - 09.2026
- As a Contracting Officer with 18 years of federal contracting and contracting administration experience my primary responsibility was to supervise, plan, train and approve my contract specialist’s daily workload. My job duties are below.
- Develop solicitations, evaluate offers, open\close negotiations, develop acquisition strategies and procurement objectives to fit our customers' requirements
- Create acquisition documents and required forms associated with the corresponding dollar threshold.
- Performed pre and post award actions which included reviewing and funding awards and issuing modifications to make changes to the order.
- Used SAP extensively to reconcile goods receipts and invoices to assist vendors and customers to make sure material was received into the system and vendors were paid.
- Worked in coordination with supply planners, technical personnel and customer account specialists to obtain delivery status of awards, process quality notifications for material with deficiencies and ensure customers received their material and vendors were paid.
- Worked in coordination with DCMA to resolve any administrative issues on any of their awards which included cancellation or modification to the orders.
- Lead on special project in Advana to reconcile dormant accounts which included researching unfilled order, their administrative lead time, the programs or weapon systems they were attached to and identifying the delivery and need ship dates to determine if material was still needed or the orders could be cancelled.
- Briefed leadership on hot item NIIINs which included the 21N program Worked on ULO, QN and delinquency projects to clear orders from the system.
- Used various system applications including Eprocurement, SAP, IDS, QLIK to pull reports, research stock on hand, annual demand quantity, open orders for the NIIN.
- Temporary supervisor on multiple occasions.
- Held warrant up to SAT
Loss Prevention Manager
Kmart
Burlington
08.2006 - 08.2007
- Led loss prevention initiatives, overseeing strategy implementation and team collaboration.
- Conducted exit inspections of staff and contractors, identifying and preventing internal theft.
- Managed physical security systems, including alarm systems and locks.
- Conducted regular surveillance of store through CCTV and floor patrols to identify theft activities.
- Participated in loss prevention meetings and shared best practices.
- Investigated internal theft cases, coordinating with HR to resolve issues and reinforce policies.
- Investigated shrink results outside acceptable ranges to determine causes and prevent recurrence.
- Accounted for store cash through daily tallies and frequent audits.
Loss Prevention Manager
Strawbridges
Burlington
09.2001 - 08.2006
- Developed loss prevention strategies to enhance store security measures.
- Established relationships with vendors to enhance product security measures and ensure compliance with loss prevention protocols.
- Assisted with the development of employee training programs related to loss prevention topics such as shoplifting awareness and fraud detection methods.
- Conducted regular audits to identify and mitigate potential theft and fraud risks, contributing to overall store security.
- Monitored surveillance systems to detect suspicious activities in-store.
- Analyzed sales data trends to identify possible fraudulent transactions or discrepancies in inventory levels.
- Liaised between corporate office, law enforcement agencies, and local businesses to coordinate theft prevention efforts and strengthen community security.
Education
Master of Science -
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ05-2008
Bachelor of Arts -
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ02-2006
Skills
- Acquisition strategy
- Procurement management
- Contract negotiation
- Vendor management
- Cost analysis
- Market analysis
- Regulatory compliance
Timeline
Acquistiion Specialist
Department of Defense
08.2007 - 09.2026
Loss Prevention Manager
Kmart
08.2006 - 08.2007
Loss Prevention Manager
Strawbridges
09.2001 - 08.2006
Master of Science -
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Bachelor of Arts -
Fairleigh Dickinson University